affiant
affiant ([schwa]-fI-[schwa]nt). 1. One who makes an affidavit. — Also termed deponent. [Cases: Affi-davits 2. C.J.S. Affidavits §§ 8–12.] 2. COMPLAINANT(2).
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affiant
affiant n. 宣誓人；宣誓作证者；宣誓陈述人 １指制作并签署宣誓书〔affidavit〕的人。在这个意义上，有时也称作deponent；２指在控告书〔complaint〕上签字，证明有合理的根据相信某人实施了犯罪的人，也称作complainant。
manus
manus (may-n[schwa]s), n. [Latin “hand”] 1. Roman law. The power exercised by the head of a family over all its members and slaves; esp. a husband’s power over his wife; marital subordination, which accompanied most marriages in early Rome. 2. Hist. A compurgator, or the oath taken. • This usage of manus may stem from
complainant
complainant (k[schwa]m-playn-[schwa]nt). 1. The party who brings a legal complaint against another; esp., the plaintiff in a court of equity or, more modernly, a civil suit. “A suit in equity, under the procedure of the English Court of Chancery, which was generally adopted in the American States prior to the code, is instituted by the
depose
depose (di-pohz), vb. 1. To examine (a witness) in a deposition (the defendant’s attorney will depose the plaintiff on Tuesday). [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1311–1456; Pretrial Procedure 91–227. C.J.S. Discovery §§ 2, 4, 6–7, 9–10, 12–32, 34–61, 69, 77, 125; Pretrial Procedure§§ 4–6, 10–17, 24, 33, 35–54, 63–66, 70–72, 74, 76–77, 109–129, 132–138.] 2. To
incompetence
incompetence, n. 1. The state or fact of being unable or unqualified to do something (the dispute was over her alleged incompetence as a legal assistant). 2. INCOMPETENCY (the court held that the affidavit was inadmissible because of the affiant’s incompetence).
deponent
deponent (di-poh-n[schwa]nt), n. 1. One who testifies by deposition. 2. A witness who gives written testimony for later use in court; AFFIANT. — depone, vb.
verification
verification, n. 1. A formal declaration made in the presence of an authorized officer, such as a notary public, or (in some jurisdictions) under oath but not in the presence of such an officer, whereby one swears to the truth of the statements in the document. • Traditionally, a verification is used as a conclusion
personal knowledge
Knowledge gained through firsthand observation or experience, as distinguished from a belief based on what someone else has said. • Rule 602 of the Federal Rules of Evidence requires lay witnesses to have personal knowledge of the matters they testify about. An affidavit must also be based on personal knowledge, unless the affiant makes it
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